Moron Motorists #3
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby g-boaf » Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:33 pm
Sooner we get our version of the "PS poser" units in our Police that drive around and get these cars off the road the better.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby elantra » Sun Sep 01, 2024 12:27 pm
ABC media quotes a local (Bundaberg) Highway Patrol officer :
“this morning I haven’t driven 20 kilometres north (from Bundaberg) and I’ve written 4 speeding tickets well over 115 km(/hr) already
People need to slow down and start driving to the conditions
You’re not going to get there any quicker
You’re just putting yourselves and other members of the public at risk”
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104294514
The fatal collision on Friday morning resulted in an Ammonium Nitrate explosion which has caused significant damage to the roadway (Bruce Highway, main arterial between Brisbane and North Queensland) and the highway will be closed for some time - possibly days or weeks
By the way, I am not insinuating that the fatal collision on the Friday (which caused the explosion) was in anyway itself due to negligent driving behaviour. The cause of the crash remains unknown at this stage.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:31 am
hazards mean you can do anything you want. don't they?
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:15 am
Either didn't look or bicycle = 15kph or its only a cyclist
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Andy01 » Thu Sep 05, 2024 6:02 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Duck! » Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:00 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby find_bruce » Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:55 pm
Pretty accurate assessment
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby DavidS » Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:48 pm
That's what I always assume - they are clearly indicating that they are a hazard with barely any driving ability so keep clear!
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby g-boaf » Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:34 pm
Perhaps sending it off to the local MP will get a prompt response. Because this guy is going to crash sooner or later either on his own or taking out other innocent people.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jindydiver » Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:05 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:07 pm
the wide angle of the video makes it look closer than it is. I was at a distance that gave me a bail out if they did something even more stupid.jindydiver wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:05 pmRegardless of the piss poor driving, why didn't the rider just slow down? You can see plainly what was going to happen early on.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby mikesbytes » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:12 am
Some people don't deserve a divers licenseg-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:14 pmHeaven help us…
https://youtube.com/shorts/P8uhw4lnUzc? ... Q48YueiJ7M
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby jasonc » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:26 am
or a drivers license eithermikesbytes wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:12 amSome people don't deserve a divers licenseg-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:14 pmHeaven help us…
https://youtube.com/shorts/P8uhw4lnUzc? ... Q48YueiJ7M
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Cyclophiliac » Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:34 am
Except in this messed-up country a driver's license is viewed as a right not a privilege.jasonc wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:26 amor a drivers license eithermikesbytes wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:12 amSome people don't deserve a divers licenseg-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:14 pmHeaven help us…
https://youtube.com/shorts/P8uhw4lnUzc? ... Q48YueiJ7M
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Mr Purple » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:06 am
Yeah same. I was half expecting a no look u-turn there as well.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby bychosis » Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:42 am
At least the load appeared to be tied down fairly well. I expected to see the trailer contents strewn.g-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:14 pmHeaven help us…
https://youtube.com/shorts/P8uhw4lnUzc? ... Q48YueiJ7M
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby mikesbytes » Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:21 pm
jasonc wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:26 amor a drivers license eithermikesbytes wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:12 amSome people don't deserve a divers licenseg-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:14 pmHeaven help us…
https://youtube.com/shorts/P8uhw4lnUzc? ... Q48YueiJ7M
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby g-boaf » Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:12 pm
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby Anrai » Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:32 pm
I'm also guessing I got unlucky and met the person in the biggest hurry to leave after a match, as after a several second gap there was a steady stream of cars from that direction at a much more leisurely pace.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby g-boaf » Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:25 am
It’s fine to argue points of law but they won’t save you if a car driver comes flying along. Safety first.
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby vbplease » Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:02 am
This is a pet peeve of mine that there is a large proportion of people that still don't understand the concept of how to approach, enter and exit a roundabout.. or they do know the rules, but just have a total disregard for others safety..
I agree with g-boaf in that you need to consider your own safety first and shouldn't assume that others follow the law, but also and when possible, don't yield to them in all cases which reinforces their bad behaviour. For example when I'm driving and approaching a roundabout at say 20km/h and I'm 10m away from the roundabout, but see a car to my right (not slowing down) doing 40km/h at 50m away, I'll enter the roundabout slowly like I'm allowed to, which makes them slow down (hit the brakes hard), like they're supposed to
easy to enforce in a car, not so much on a bike..
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Re: Moron Motorists #3
Postby elantra » Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:23 pm
One of the many breakthroughs in motorised transport that evolved in the UK.
Like Pneumatic tyres, for example.
Problem is that just because it works in well in the UK (and some other countries) - does not guarantee that it is going to work as well in Australia.
The mass deployment of Roundabouts started in the UK in the late 1950s and continued rapidly throughout the 1960’s.
Why don’t roundabouts work in Australia these days?
Roundabouts are most effective when most or all of the vehicles are reduced to approximately 30 km/hr - or less.
Back in the 1960’s the average motor car had much more restricted cornering dynamics than cars that came off the production line 20 years later.
A 1960’s car had skinny cross-ply tyres, upright stance and (usually) unassisted drum brakes.
So had to slow down more to go around corners.
Nowadays, most cars have massive tyres and powerful brakes that allow moron motorists to power through roundabouts at speeds that make roundabouts much less effective.
Furthermore, vehicles are a lot bigger than they used to be and some morons just drive over the top of (some) roundabouts.
Other aspects of modern car design don’t help - such as bigger blindspots due to thicker A-pillar design and reduced windscreen clarity, due to tinting, stickers, grime and glare.
And a lot of roundabouts in Australia are either way too small or way too big or an unusual shape
And sometimes have too many plants in their centre etc.
That’s the problem but I have no idea what the solution is.
It’s pretty sad really. On roundabouts you see all sorts of dingbat behaviours.
Such as people who stop and give way to cars that are a long way off actually entering the roundabout (from the right)
My guess is that many of these people must have in the past been road raged by the roundabout bullies who think that the “give way to the speeding moron on the right” Road rule.
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